UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis is one of the most anticipated events in MMA in recent times. The reason is that not one but two title fights will be happening in the Scotiabank Arena. One for the UFC middleweight championship between Sean Strickland and Dricus du Plessis. The second title fight for the vacant UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship is between Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva. Well, we know about the title fights, but what about other fights? So, let us look at the UFC 297 fight card and every fight on the match card.
UFC 297 Fight Card
13 fights are scheduled for the UFC 297 event.
Main Card
- Main event: Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis (UFC Middleweight Championship fight)
- Co-main event: Raquel Pennington vs. Mayra Bueno Silva (UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship fight)
- Neil Magny vs. Mike Malott (welterweight division)
- Chris Curtis vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (middleweight division)
- Arnold Allen vs. Movsar Evloev (featherweight division)
Five fights, which include two championship fights, are scheduled for the UFC 297 main card.
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Preliminary Card
- Brad Katona vs. Garrett Armfield (bantamweight division)
- Charles Jourdain vs. Sean Woodson (featherweight division)
- Serhiy Sidey vs. Ramon Taveras (bantamweight division)
- Gillian Robertson vs. Polyana Viana (women’s strawweight division)
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Early Preliminary Card
- Yohan Lainesse vs. Sam Patterson (welterweight division)
- Jasmine Jasudavicius vs. Priscila Cachoeria (women’s flyweight division)
- Malcolm Gordon vs. Jimmy Flick (flyweight division)
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Fast Facts about UFC 297
- Promotion: UFC 297
- Date: January 20, 2024
- Venue: Scotiabank Arena
- City: Toronto, Canada
- Total fights: 13
- Main event: Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis
- Co-main event: Raquel Penning vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
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